Facts and Figures

A 2009 study conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers and accounting firm Deloitte & Touche found that 32 percent of surveyed manufacturers said they couldn't find enough qualified workers.

According to the National Association of Manufacturers, the average pay and benefits for manufacturing workers is $74,447 per year, compared with $63,507 for other workers.

U.S. manufacturers are the most productive workers in the world-twice as productive as workers in the next 10 leading manufacturing economies. (National Association of Manufacturers, 2011)

U.S. manufacturers perform half of all R&D in the nation, driving more innovation than any other sector. (National Association of Manufacturers, 2011)

Taken alone, U.S. Manufacturing would be the 8th largest economy in the world. (National Association of Manufacturers, 2011)

Indiana is #1 in attracting international manufacturing jobs.

Indiana has more manufacturing jobs than any other state, based on the size of our population.

Indiana is among the top ten states for logistics jobs.

One of every five Hoosiers works in manufacturing.

Manufacturing jobs pay 40% more than the Indiana average income.

Logistics jobs pay 30% more than the Indiana average income.

Indiana manufacturers produce more than half of the nation’s orthopedic medical devices.

95% of Indiana’s exports are manufactured products.

75% of the nation’s people and businesses are within a day’s drive of Indiana.

Indiana is #1 in interstate highway access.

Indiana ranks in the top ten in railroad miles.

Indiana ranks in the top twenty for freight shipped by air and water.

More than 5,000 manufacturing jobs will be available in Central Indiana over the next year as businesses grow and older workers retire.

Central Indiana’s logistics employment is expected to grow 20% over the next five years.

Indiana was #2 in attracting federal grants for engineering electric cars and trucks in 2009.

Indianapolis-based EnerDel is the only U.S. manufacturer of advanced batteries for high-tech electric vehicles.

Remy International (in Anderson) is the largest manufacturer of motors for hybrid and electric cars and trucks in the U.S.

29 countries are represented by manufacturing plants in Indiana.

Indiana manufacturing is global – more than 100,000 Hoosiers work for international manufacturers.

Nearly 60% of U.S. cell phones are distributed through BrightPoint, based in Plainfield.

Manufacturing is innovative and high-tech – investing more in research and developing new products than any other U.S. industry.

Logistics is a $1.3 trillion industry in the U.S. (nearly twice as big as information technology).

It’s estimated that Indiana can create more than 40,000 green manufacturing jobs over the next decade.

The Subaru plant in Lafayette was the first U.S. auto factory to achieve ‘zero waste’ status, while Honda’s Greensburg plant produces zero waste for local landfills.